Thinking about History and the Future

Will robots end the need for human work? Economists don’t think so.

Economists don’t think so, but futurists do. While there have been plenty of fears in the past that automation would do away with too many jobs and not replace them, futurists argue that this time it will really happen. Why do economists not agree?

Here’s a video from VOX. Published in November of last year, it’s the first in a series of six on the topic of automation, robotics, and the future of work. When the video below ends, the second video in the series will start. You can stop the videos at any point, but this system will allow you to view all six if you desire.